• P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    upon learning that he worked for an overseas company, holding them for a month.

    I mean, I dislike China’s censorship and dictatorship as much as the next guy, but I feel like working for a company that isn’t China is the bigger deal here.

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      1 year ago

      Yup. That alone will break many tax and employment laws in most countries, leading to serious lawsuits pretty much anywhere in the world. China’s government type just sped up the whole process a bit, but the result would be pretty much the same elsewhere.

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        1 year ago

        No, that alone doesn’t break any employment or tax laws in most countries. You just have to declare it properly and pay your taxes. And the employer has to follow local employment laws as if it were a local company. But that just means following the maximum allowed working hours, mandatory holidays, minimum wage, etc.

        China is one of the few countries that might have an issue with people working for foreign companies in general.